Took the plug out...wow the top of the container is filling up awful darn fast...uh oh it's getting near the top...crap it's at the top....er...there it goes down my driveway.

Next time I'll just leave it open a couple turns like it was, already pouring out fast, and not remove it all the way til it's all drained.

Please tell me I'm not the only one that's done this.

 

ROFLMAF

Nope, your the first.

 

Uh...ya, I think you are.
Mike

 

Look at the bright side.......that spot of concrete will never rust.

 

I've done similar stuff (like when changing the rear diff fluid), but usually I am on my back under the truck looking up at it when it happens. I have just learned to keep my mouth shut.

~Rob

 

Did I ever tell you about dropping a wheel off the grease rack? Had to jack it up and put pillars under it to drive it off. How about last week when I left a full jug of diesel fuel behind the tractor then immediately backed over it?
There's a country western song in there somewhere.
Nat

 

Who are you going to get to sing it?

 

I have the same drain pan as you, and on the first oil change I was pretty nervous watching the level rise. It did not overflow, but it was within 1/4 inch of making the same kind of mess you did. My solution was to leave the cap off the spout. This lets oil drain down into the lower portion of the pan quickly enough that it won't overflow.

 

I have never done anything like that!! Even though I have the exact same pan!! (LYING THROUGH MY TEETH)

I've found that if you have the pan exactly centered with the drain hole on the pan and open the air valve before you start it works fine.

Glad I'm not the only one LMAO!!

Rick

 

I have found that the truck is high enough to put a bucket (at least 3 gallon capacity) under it.... no drain holes to worry about

 

With the 2" level kit on my 4x4, a 5 gallon bucket fits perfectly under there.
Mike

 

I agree with Durasmack

I have always used a 5 gallon bucket, no fess, no mess, and its easy to move just under the oil filter as well...

U live and learn dave.. glad to hear u learned somethin new...

Tx

 

A 5 gallon bucket used to fit snug under my truck but the lift kinda screwed that. I use that pan and I don't have that problem at all (and I'm being serious). My roommate on the other hand made the Exxon Valdez oil spill look like cake walk.

 

This is too ironic, I had just post too someone else in another area about the exact same thing, glad tooo see I was not the only one who has done this.

 

Thanks guys I feel much better. I'll just get a 5 gallon bucket next time :lol: Another guy said he poked a couple extra holes in that thing to let the oil drain back faster.